Knockdown fusee and carrying case



Dec. ll, 192s. 1,695,052

' w. c. MCMURRAY KNOCKDOWN FUSEE AND CARRYING CASE Filed Oct. 6, 1927iii v F|G.-Z

Patented Dec. 1: 1 1928. v

1 -WILLIAM C.'McMURRAY,-OF AVALON, PENNSYLVANIA.

I xn ooiznown rosin: AND CARRYING (use; 1

5 Application as were, 1927. Serial n5. 2554, 365.

This invention relates tonew and useful improvements in fusees orsignalling torches.

One object of my inventionis to providea fusee formed of separablesections, so that the fusee, when not assembled for use, can

, be readily carriedinthe pocket of a coat or other garment of 'atrainman, aviator,;boat;-

man, watchman'oi' other operative so as to be available for immediate jn Another object of my inventio" vide in combination Witha knock downfuses a safety carrying case in which the sections of the fusee may bepackedto protect them from any injury or the deteriorating effect of airand moisture and which will also serve as a handle or holder for thefusee when ,signaling.

1 With these objects in view and With'the in tention of securingotheradvantages Which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists ofthe featuresof construction and combination of parts described in thespecification particularly pointed out'in the claims and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective'view of my safety carrying :case-with the fuseesections packed therein; Fig. 2 is a top view of the same with the topor lid removed;"'Fig.- 3 is a section on line 3- 3, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is asection on,

line 4-4, Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is a View showing 7 the fusee assembledandmounted on the case,

so that the case may be used as a holder for the fusee When it is lit lAgain referring to the drawings, 5 represents the separable combustiblesections of my fusee, which are formed of theusual ma terials. Eachsection is made complete in it? self and the upper *end thereof isprovided with the usual fulminate or ignition material '6, On the lowerend of each of the sections 5 is arranged a sleeve 8 which extends belowthe end thereon The projecting portionof thesleeve 8 is designed-to slipover and snugly engage the upper'portion of another section of the fuseeforming a separ-.

able but firm and the sections.

Thebaseof the fusee is generallymade of a piece of wood 9' andis-provided with a positive connection between spike 10, in thecustomary manner. The upper end of the base 9 is adapted to be firmlyengaged by thepro ecting end of the sleeve 8 on the. lowermost" section'5," 1 V I is "to proshelf or rack.

in Fig. 5 'andwhen thus'asseinbled, instead of mounting t ontl1e"c'ase,1t may be dropped or thrown from a train and Will remainintact after striking theground, the same as a one piece-fuses h fldy'improved safetyfcase is shown at 12 and'niay be made off any suitablematerial. The dimensions ofthecase12are such that the separated sectionsof'the fusee'may be snugly pacl ed therein and easily removed therefrom.

In the sides of the case 12 and near the top thereof and inline witheach other are formed two openings 14. These openings 14:

form sockets for the reception of the spike 10 in the base 9. Afterthe'fusee is assem bled the spike 10 may be inserted through I theopenings 14 in the case 12 and the case can then be used. as a handle orholder for the fusee whensignalling.

A' tube 15 extends transverselyof the case '12 and the ends of said tubeare mountedin,

the openings 14L. The tube 15 prevents moisture or any foreign materialfrom entering the spike 10 through both openings 14.

The case '12 is provided with a closelyfitting cover or lid16 which maybe hinged thereto in the-usual manner or may be made entirely removable.As shovvn the lid is of the slip over type and in order that it'imay bedo The fusee-is shown completely assembled i 30 i I the case 12 throughthe openings 1 11 and'also 1 serves as a guide to facilitate the passageof held securely in the case the cover or lid is provided with smalllugsor bosses18, which engage with the openings 14- and also with aneyelet 19 which engages a small boss 20 on the case 12.

Onthe insideof-the lid1'6 is placed a quanti'ty of theignitionmaterialnecessary for bustible sections 5, of theyfu'see.

striking fire-with the fulminate on the com- I The advantages of myknockedown fuseea andcarrying case will be readily appreciated.-. Anoccasion callingfor the use of a signal torch or fusee s generallycaused by somesudden emergency, and a slight delay or loss of time ofteninvolves disastrous results. Owing to therelative cumbersome size of thepresentone piece fusee it is customaryvto keep'theifusee in somedefinite place,' as on a y When the need for a'fusee arises muchvaluable time is'lost in locating I and getting-it. Myfusee in itscarryingcase will fit into any pocket, so that any trainman, aviator orother operative, who may have call to use a fusee, can carry a fusee onhis person .without any inconvenience and have it ready for immediateuse.

The making of the fusee in separable sections afi'ords other advantages.For instance, the sections may be made so that some sections will burnlonger than other sections and one section can be ignited at a timeaccording to the length of time it is desired to display the signal.Also ifan aviatorwishes to give a signal he can select the section orsections of the fusee which will burn out before reaching the ground andthereby avoid fire hazards. Again the sections may be made of difierentmaterials so that they will show various colors when being burned and afusee can then be assembledso that it will show a shecession of colorsaccording to some predete'n 20 mined code.

WVhat I claim is v 1. A fusee formed of independent sections ofcombustible material, means for connect- 7 ing the sections together soas to form a continuous fusee and a carrying case for holding thesections when separated.

2. A fusee comprisin a plurality of independent sections of com ustiblematerial and means for connecting said sections together comprising asleeve adapted to engage the lower end of one section and the upper endof another section. i

3. The combination with a knock-down fusee of a carrying case therefor,adapted to receive the separated sections of thefusee, said case beingprovided with a socket forming openin s to receive the spike of thefuses when the 51sec is assembled for use.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM C. MoMUR-RAY.

